Other / mixed grade configuration · Pine Prairie, LA

Pine Prairie High School

Federal NCES profile for Pine Prairie High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220063000478
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👥 S:T ratio
20
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pine Prairie High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Louisiana schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
19.9:1
large classes for Louisiana
44.1%
free-lunch eligible
757
students enrolled

Pine Prairie High School has class sizes larger than 83% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Pine Prairie, LA 70576
District: Evangeline Parish · Louisiana

NCES ID 220063000478 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Pine Prairie High School held near 802 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 38.4 → 56.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 220063000478 · Pine Prairie, LA Other · MID · TRAD

757 enr · 19.9:1 · 44.1% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Bayou Chicot Elementary School (661 students)

Pine Prairie High School held near 802 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE added 38.4 → 56.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Pine Prairie High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Pine Prairie High School reports 757 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Pine Prairie High School compares

Pine Prairie High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.9:1 ▲ 18% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 44.1% ▼ 29% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 757 top 14% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.9:1
Leaner classes than 16% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
757
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
44.1%
free-lunch eligible - 29% below the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.9:1
students per teacher - 18% above state mean
Top 83% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
6.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$15,255
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 757 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
88
in-school suspensions + 45 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 87.8%
African American 7.9%
Two or More 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
Asian 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 87.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.2, Pine Prairie High School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Evangeline Parish reports $15,255 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Pine Prairie High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bayou Chicot Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Mamou High School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Basile High School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
James Stephens Montessori School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Ville Platte High School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pine Prairie High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Evangeline Parish · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~757 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~19.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Pine Prairie High School

How many students attend Pine Prairie High School?

Pine Prairie High School has 757 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pine Prairie, LA. CCD year-over-year: 802 (2022-23) → 802 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Prairie High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pine Prairie High School is 19.9:1, which is 18% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 27% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pine Prairie High School?

44.1% of students at Pine Prairie High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pine Prairie High School?

The largest demographic group at Pine Prairie High School is White at 87.8% of enrollment, in Pine Prairie, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pine Prairie High School?

Pine Prairie High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Evangeline Parish?

Besides Pine Prairie High School, Evangeline Parish also operates Bayou Chicot Elementary School (661 students), Mamou High School (443 students), and Basile High School (432 students). See the Evangeline Parish district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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